Emergency Alert for Charters Tower as at 13.58pm Friday February 7

An EMERGENCY ALERT has been issued at 13.58pm Friday 7 February 2025 by Charters Towers Local Disaster Management Group. This is a CRITICAL WATER ALERT from the Charters Towers Local Disaster Management Group for CHARTERS TOWERS. Please conserve your water use for showering (maximum 3 minutes), only flushing the toilet when needed, drinking water, and […]

Update 1: Temporary bridge built over Ollera Creek, north of Townville

Police are allowing accredited tradespeople access over the temporary bridge at Ollera Creek for urgent electrical safety checks at flood impacted residences. Electricians and other tradespeople will need to produce their Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) Licence at the Rollingstone Truck Pads checkpoint, 3 kilometres south of the bridge, to be granted access. The […]